Methods for delivering electronic mails on request, electronic mail servers and computer programs implementing said methods

Electronic mail server delivering electronic mails on request to at least one remote client via an internet network, the electronic mail server exchanging data with at least one storage server via a network, the electronic mail server comprising a processor and a memory storing instructions executable by the processor and operable to configure the electronic mail server to perform operations of:

• receiving a request from a remote client to deliver an electronic mail identified by an electronic mail identifier, wherein the electronic mail identifier is included in the request from the remote client;
• responding to the request from the remote client without storing the electronic mail in memory by:
• obtaining data to be encapsulated and message attribute data from at least one storage server, said data being associated with the electronic mail identifier, along with technical specifications information for the remote client;
• said technical specifications information including:
• hardware information concerning the electronic hardware of said remote client,
• software information concerning the software applications installed on said remote client and/or the operating system of said remote client,
• a language in which the user wishes to read messages, and/or
• information configured by the user of said remote client indicating if the user wishes to access electronic mail through said remote client with or without the display of images;
• based on the technical specifications information for the remote client, and based on the request for delivery from the remote client, dynamically generating the electronic mail in a form adapted for the remote client from the data to be encapsulated and message attribute data;
• and
• transmitting the dynamically generated electronic mail to the remote client.

Computer program product comprising instructions stored on a non-transitory computer readable medium suitable for implementing, when this program is executed by a processor of an electronic mail server connected to at least one remote client via an internet network and to at least one storage server via a network, the operations of:

• receiving on the electronic mail server from a remote client a request to deliver an electronic mail identified by an electronic mail identifier, wherein the electronic mail identifier is included in the request from the remote client;
• the electronic mail server responding to the request from the remote client without storing the electronic mail in memory by:
• obtaining, from at least one storage server, data to be encapsulated and message attribute data, said data being associated with the electronic mail identifier, along with technical specifications information for the remote client;
• said technical specifications information including:
• hardware information concerning the electronic hardware of said remote client,
• software information concerning the software applications installed on said remote client and/or the operating system of said remote client,
• a language in which the user wishes to read messages, and/or
• information configured by the user of said remote client indicating if the user wishes to access electronic mail through said remote client with or without the display of images;
• based on the technical specifications information for the remote client, and based on the request for delivery from the remote client, dynamically generating the electronic mail in a form adapted for the remote client on the basis of the data to be encapsulated and the message attribute data;
• and
• sending the dynamically generated electronic mail to the remote client.